BackdropCMS in Higher Ed: Stanford and Penn State case studies

Learn how Higher Ed leverages power of Backdrop CMS for various use cases - from building new sites to upgrades from Drupal 7 before EOL. Topics include business case, selecting hosting platform, authentication, training for users and many other challenges.

The presentation will transition into open discussion about using Backdrop in Higher ed and non-profit space.

Website failover and disaster recovery strategies to help you sleep better

Failure happens. We’ve all experienced failure, and it's not fun. But, it does give us the opportunity to learn and, ideally, to plan better for the next time disaster strikes.

The web technology stack is ripe for failure because there are often so many pieces at play. Web servers, database servers, content management systems, third-party plugins, caching layers, networks, DNS… not to mention all the people who can bring a website down with the touch of a finger.

Captchas and other gotchas: Make sure your secure website is accessible

You have spent boatloads of time battening down the hatches and making sure your ship’s hull is impenetrable to pirates and stowaways...but, security measures and accessibility don’t always play nice, and you may be inadvertently sending some of your users down the plank. Captchas, timed logins, alert pop-ups, gated content, and modals are often used for security but not all assistive technology can get their users past the barriers

Creating order out of chaos: What it takes to successfully build and launch branded websites for large, decentralized organizations

At Stanford Engineering, we have not just one school website but ten department sites and a collection of affiliated faculty, lab, institute, and program sites that serve as digital front doors to the school. After executing multiple web transitions over the past several years (and not making any mortal enemies along the way) we have a number of lessons we'd like to share with you, so that your next large web update or migration project results in sites that are effective at delivering your key messages, engaging to look at, and leave your team's relationships intact.

All About Accessible Names

This session will go over what "accessible name" means in relation to interactive web controls. We'll cover lots of things to consider when it comes to accessible names, such as which elements need one, how it's calculated, different options for setting the name, how to check the name, and more.

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